New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-28
rs sHARpsA VERY SICK. MAN :
THAT IS WHAT his PHYSICIAN SAYS ABOUT
HIS CONDITION.

THAT "a WHAT HIS PHYSICIAN SAYS ABOUT
HIS CONDITION.
& CALLED FROM TIE COURTROOM TO BE EXAMINED
= NY DIR. IooMisl-wHAT JUDGE BARRETT SAYS
THE OPENING SPEECH FOR THE DEFENCE
8. e r MINOR WITNESSES ExAMISEn.
shnrps innings began yesterday For many uAs '
ola man has listened patiently-he could mol 40 oae
v,sto all the evidence that the lawyers coid sa'ner
touetherto prove him felon. Now for few DAYS no
, nave the satisfaction of listening to such evidence
"a bs own lawyers can get prove that he Is respect
ahe citizen whom law has no right to punish rer
haps the change In the tone OF the evidence VIII haNea
,,oncac,al effect ON his health. Friends and foes VIII
alike hope that 1t may Nobody imagines now tnal
CONDEMNED he win survive imprisonment long.
Mr. Parsons In the afternoon turned to tho judge and
osted that re defendant be excused for few moments
Mr. Sharp conducted into an adjoining ROOM "nere
hts physician, Dr. LOOMS, was awaiting him Inc ooo-
TOR made careful examination Of his patient but re-
fused to pronounce any opinion. "heh MI
charm came into court again he was
tribe paler ana more shsky IMAM oc'oie.
He also declined TO say anything about tho examination
beyond that had taken place. MI Parsons sara was
wonderful how the old gentleman bore up 80 weh' pn'
that 1t would DO impossible to tear him away from 'he
court while the trial lasted even though II should DC
found necessary make application to 'ndge barre
to excuse him from continual attendance.
To a TwIsuSE reporter who called on him last night
DR. LOOMS was little explicit He said that no
What the wording OF this certificate was he would not
but indicated its ature by remakng that Mr. Sharp
was very sick man" Judge Barrett and MI Ncon
got their information regarding the cereate io
the reporter visited them TO learn IL possible some
thing more as to Tho young lawyer VINO was
hard ut work his library, said he knew nothing wha
ever about It. ava.
Juare Barrett was also surprised hear Of IT, init
intendea" he said to found request on It Tor the
further alienation Of Mr.. sharps condition L
ha
do not well see how that can % p.
be granted Mr. Sharp 10 rs comloriaDie hs
Ia can possibly be in the circumstances lie mas the
best Quarters in the Jail aud have relaxed my ofoers
DO far as TO mis- wife to DO with him. 10 atenu on
him and to take care of him. Not only thab ou' nave
c5ycn orders that he be allowed to use the medi-
Gated bath which he uses In MS own
bome-of course, all at his own expense.
e rides to and from Jail In carriage OF course not
his own but quite comfortable consider that ifo o
first have granted him all the privileges consS'e"'
with the certainty OF his appearance In the courtroom
A TO mis- health suffering from the trial ITSELF canno.
SEQ how that affect him more than any or the rest VI
us or course we all affected by tho strain OF pro-
tracted sitting"
Then YOU do not know anything about doctors GER
fifcatei
know the doctor examined him. and heard that he SAID
Mr. sharp heart enlarged but only heard thaI nc
said So"
Peter Mitchell one Mr. sharps lawyers. said that he
had busy at the time OF tne inedi0S4 eA"@
ton and had not heard of the result seen the GER
ficate. -.
When the reporter called at Ludlow Street JAN ABOUT
II n m he found that Mr. Sharp had just dropped on
into nice doze Mra sharp, who was with hiin sent
down word that information about the meaca Ger
fi6cate would be supplied in the morning
sne DOESN'T want to awaken him." said warden heat-
Ing "Imyself am heartily glad to see him ASLEEP.
can tell you he sick man. Last nigh ne did not
sleep at all and for his wife, she hardly lay down
Why Mr. Sharp doesn't eat much as would support
child an astonished to man OF his years keePhg
mp even is doing on the amount Oh MN,
takes think the whole he's he oeSs Were ali
anxious last night
~ BEGINNING THE CASE FOR THE DEFENCE
The case for the people had rather prosaic ehuihs
For nearly two hours Mr.. Nicon read extracts IRON
sharp's testimony before the Senate Committee
Nobody in the court room excepting the jury and the
LAWYERS made any pretence of listening Overcome py
WEAKNESS sharp dozed ully while his own words were
being repeated Everybody else waited impanenty Ior
the signal that the defence to begin. 1t came at last
. the court please" said Mr.. MARITIME, that is the
case for the seople The spen broken. After max
ing two formal motions which earty dismissed by
Judge Barrett Mr. Parsons settled 10 Tue serious
bustness of telling the jury what he ana the lawyers
associated with him propose to do to restore er CON
adence and that Of people at large in Mr. sharp MT
parsons Informed his hearers that would not attempt
to play any oratorcal tricks with them.
Mr. Parsons at first constrained and nervous out
after he got warmed up the work his manner became
sometimes imprisoned and he talked rapidly. MS
voice was clear rather metallic; his articulation was
dsfinct The defence he outlined II VAL CONSIST Ia
an attack upon the evidence advanced by the prosecu
tion-an attempt to put different construction upon III
rather than an effort to refue it MI Parsons spoke
for four hours and ty minutes, and briefly the position
Of the defence as he put it is this:
nothing has been proven directly may have
the crime u iss sH a1e pevd tat Mr. Sharp
And the worst Mt sharp aid 90 ihe@seyes and
sharp assoss addres. consisted in the main of
analysis evidence thus far addced to show tha
II doesn't prove what the prosecution undertook u
by IT, He began his address at twenty minutes
past IL by saying:
gS5. wss The S % %
record that we may nsye ouf our ton that
e pro Se% to ssfs
2. 2. that ei Sisss war.
Judge Barrett denied the motion, and MT PARSONS 'oo
IN exception, and continued;
other Honor tina. y.q w Ips ssv aSs fs
motion Is made to give Sharp the benent OF section Az
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winch been committed by somebody
Judre Barrett denied this motion and then MT Parson
settled to his task In earnest He SAID In part
s thar .1 the 10 i0s
aPsss 70 ;ymPs ami not s sS
don't s ss5e m 70 az n IS
have merely TO state the deendonts case % Nor
than two heard the opening or me people
os%ua trial TIA. ,.
nv his COUNSEL until every thing that can be presented
Sj,o has been put presentation OF the case TOT IN
speak with All respect for the snneaoe Oh III
conpsel eupoyed-has unnecessarily proiong
shsii assume familiar with much OF e acet
T sg sc ss aes upon thai IN
rosecuon their opening that they cosld no
nroye directly that Sharp was guilty OF VI
s ssmS Charged against him Bat they sal
evidence would Inevitably step BY step lead 70 ts col
sns,op such differences always dangerous always a
10 lie unjust You Judge the case according 70 w
evidence: Won must clear mind OF great DEAF